The Others (TV series)
The Others is an American television series created by John Brancato and Michael Ferris, and produced by Delusional Films, NBC Studios, and DreamWorks Television. It ran for thirteen 40-minute episodes from February 5, 2000, to June 10, 2000, airing on NBC. It concerned a group of people with various psychic talents as they encountered different, and often evil, paranormal forces. It was an ensemble show. It was part of the NBC's Saturday night supernatural/paranormal programming block, Thrillogy.
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| Created by | John Brancato and Michael Ferris |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Executive producer(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Sarah Caplan |
| Running time | 40 minutes |
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| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | February 5 – June 10, 2000 |
Plot
Primary focus is on a student, Marian Kitt, as she came to terms with her frequently unwanted abilities. Although the series gradually built up an overall storyline of a strong evil power targeting the group, its cancellation meant that this was never properly resolved.
Cast
- Julianne Nicholson as Marian Kitt
- Gabriel Macht as Mark Gabriel
- Missy Crider (credited as 'Melissa Crider') as Ellen "Satori" Pawlowski
- Bill Cobbs as Elmer Greentree
- John Billingsley as Professor Miles Ballard
- Kevin J. O'Connor as Warren Day
- John Aylward as Albert McGonagle
Episodes
Note that the episodes were not always broadcast by NBC in the correct story order. For the correct story order for the episodes, refer to the order from the production codes.
| No. | Title | Directed by [1] | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [1] |
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| 01 | "Pilot" | Mick Garris | John Brancato and Michael Ferris | February 5, 2000 | 26-99-100 |
| 02 | "Unnamed" | Brian Trenchard-Smith | John Brancato and Michael Ferris | February 12, 2000 | 26-99-104 |
| 03 | "Eyes" | William Malone | Glen Morgan and James Wong | February 19, 2000 | 26-99-102 |
| 04 | "Souls on Board" | Tobe Hooper | Daniel Arkin | February 26, 2000 | 26-99-105 |
| 05 | "1112" | Bill Condon | Glen Morgan and James Wong | March 4, 2000 | 26-99-103 |
| 06 | "Luciferous" | Mick Garris | Glen Morgan and James Wong | March 11, 2000 | 26-99-101 |
| 07 | "Theta" | Tom McLoughlin | Fred Golan | March 18, 2000 | 26-99-109 |
| 08 | "Don't Dream It's Over" | Mick Garris | Mick Garris | March 25, 2000 | 26-99-107 |
| 09 | "The Ones That Lie in Wait" | Thomas J. Wright | Glen Morgan and James Wong | April 22, 2000 | 26-99-106 |
| 10 | "Till Then" | Bryan Spicer | Glen Morgan and James Wong | April 29, 2000 | 26-99-110 |
| 11 | "$4.95 a Minute" | Sanford Bookstaver | Richard Whitley | May 6, 2000 | 26-99-111 |
| 12 | "Life Is for the Living" | Thomas J. Wright | Daniel Arkin | May 13, 2000 | 26-99-112 |
| 13 | "Mora" | Jake Paltrow | John Brancato and Michael Ferris | June 10, 2000 | 26-99-108 |
Production
Tobe Hooper directed one episode, "Souls on Board", and the series' writers included Glen Morgan and James Wong (also executive producers, with Brancato and Ferris), who had previously written for shows including The X-Files and Millennium and created, produced and written for Space: Above and Beyond. Morgan's wife Kristen Cloke played the significant role of Allison/The Woman in the episodes "The Ones That Lie in Wait" and "Life Is for the Living".
The series was filmed at Paramount Studios, with the exception of the pilot episode, which was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Broadcast
The series aired on Five in the UK, and on Nine in Australia.
References
- From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "Others : no."]". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
External links
- The Others on IMDb
- The Others at TV.com
- The Others at epguides.com
- The Others at AllMovie